One of the best ways for any currency to become generally accepted is for it to be used as a payment for taxes. That’s been the case with underweight metal coins, paper currency, and a whole host of other fiat money. And while Bitcoin has been accepted for tax payments by a handful of states […]
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You may have heard about Bernie Sanders’ latest idea to raise money. As part of his campaign for President he is floating the idea of taxing various financial transactions in order to raise money for the federal government. The money raised would be earmarked to fund free college tuition and reduce student debt levels that […]
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Global health officials and medical professionals have sounded the alarm that global alcohol consumption continues to increase. Per capita levels of alcohol consumption have increased significantly over the past 30 years, and the trend is set to continue increasing over the next few decades as well. Perhaps most interesting is the finding that alcohol consumption […]
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The economy may be on the verge of another financial crisis but based on American households’ financial holdings you’d be hard pressed to see it. Americans remain so bullish about the US economy and its prospects that they continue to take on massive amounts of debt. Overall household debt in the US has expanded to […]
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With Theresa May planning to step down as the UK’s Prime Minister on June 7, the future of the UK’s Brexit process has suddenly been thrown into jeopardy. While former London Mayor and Foreign Minister Boris Johnson is widely seen as the favorite to succeed May, there are eight candidates who have thrown their hats […]
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With the world going the way it is, it’s becoming incredibly difficult for anyone with any conservative inclinations to speak his mind without suffering serious personal consequences. Anyone who doesn’t toe the line and adhere to prevailing left-wing orthodoxy will be shunned and ostracized from society. One case in point is that of Australian rugby […]
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If you’ve ever read any commentary about investing in gold you’ve probably come across the term “gold bug.” It’s a derogatory term used mainly by mainstream financial commentators to denigrate those who understand the importance of gold to a well-rounded investment portfolio. But is there really such a thing as a gold bug? The term […]
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There’s no shortage of scumbags out there looking to take advantage of the elderly. And there’s no limit to how their devious imaginations work to try to come up with new methods to part retirees from their hard-earned money. Now there’s a new scam out there that many older Americans are falling victim to. Many […]
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The Liberty Head series of gold coins was long in the tooth by the end of the 19th century. All major American circulating coinage, in fact, had retained the same designs since the late 1830s. Popular opinion thus desired a new coinage to highlight the United States’ increasing importance on the world stage. Augustus Saint-Gaudens’ […]
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Those of us who are parents want to do everything we can to give our children the best start to life possible. From the time they’re infants, through high school and college, and into early adulthood, parents always want to be there to support their children. But an increasing number of Americans are going too […]
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